• The feast of the Assumption of Our Lady will be celebrated in Żebbuġ today. Bishop Mario Grech will concelebrate Mass at 9am. Cathedral archdeacon Mgr Giovanni Bosco Gauci will deliver the panegyric. At 11.30am there will be band marches in the village’s main streets. At 6.30pm, Fr Joseph Attard will lead vespers. The procession with the statue of Our Lady, led by Fr Attard, accompanied by the Santa Marija Band, starts at 7.30pm while Leone Band will give a concert on the main square. The procession ends at 10pm with a fireworks display.
• A diocesan marian manifestation will be held at Valley Road, Marsalforn on Tuesday, starting with an animated rosary at 7.30pm followed by a concelebrated Mass led by Bishop Mario Grech. The public is invited to attend.
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